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BETA

BETA

94 Episodes • By Wisconsin Public Radio • www.wpr.org/shows/beta
"BETA" comes from producer/host Doug Gordon. BETA is a polyphonic mosh pit where high culture and low culture collide, taking an immersive, innovative, playful and provocative approach to exploring arts, culture and technology.
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Episode 613: Greg Proops, Reggie Watts, Myriam Gurba
Comedian Greg Proops talks about his hilarious album... more
Apr 12 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 701: Nadirah Simmons, George Pelecanos, The Blues Brothers
This week on BETA, hip-hop historian Nadirah Simmons... more
Apr 5 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 612: Aparna Nancherla, ‘Telemarketers,’ ‘Sucker’
Comedian Aparna Nancherla talks about her battle wit... more
Mar 29 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 624: Zach Woods, Steph Tolev, Scott Guild
This week on "BETA," actor and comedian Zach Woods o... more
Mar 22 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 611: Sarah Rose Etter, murder ballads, Walter on Walter: ’48 Hrs’
Sarah Rose Etter talks about her surreal novel, ‘Rip... more
Mar 15 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 623: Moshe Kasher, Sloane Crosley, Tommy Orange
This week on "BETA," Comedian Moshe Kasher on being ... more
Mar 8 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 610: Greg Marshall, Ben Purkert, ‘King on Screen’
Greg Marshall talks about his memoir, 'Leg: The Stor... more
Mar 1 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 622: Billy Dee Williams, M.D. Dunn on Bruce Cockburn, Ed Park
Legendary actor Billy Dee Williams talks about his l... more
Feb 23 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 609: Mike Mills, Ernie Kovacs, Steely Dan
Mike Mills of R.E.M. takes us out to the ball game w... more
Feb 16 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 621: Ed Zwick, Laurie Kilmartin, Priya Guns
This week on "BETA," award-winning filmmaker and TV ... more
Feb 9 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 608: Rachel Cochran, Aisha Harris, ‘Lynch/Oz’
Rachel Cochran talks about her Southern noir novel, ... more
Feb 2 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 620: Alexis Soloski, Denny Tedesco’s “Immediate Family,” Bad Movies
Theater critic Alexis Soloski on her gripping psycho... more
Jan 26 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 607: Eddie Muller, Warren Zanes, S. A. Cosby
TCM’s “Czar of Noir” Eddie Muller has got you covere... more
Jan 19 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 619: Scott Aukerman, Sam Wasson on Francis Ford Coppola, Bethonie Butler on 'Black TV'
Comedian and host Scott Aukerman joins us to talk ab... more
Jan 13 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 619: Scott Aukerman, Sam Wasson on Francis Ford Coppola, Bethonie Butler on ‘Black TV’
Comedian and host Scott Aukerman joins us to talk ab... more
Jan 12 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 619: Scott Aukerman, Sam Wasson on Francis Ford Coppola, Bethonie Butler on ‘Black TV’
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Jan 12 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 606: Steven Wright, Guinevere Turner, Jonathan Carroll
The innovative stand-up comedian Steven Wright talks... more
Jan 6 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 606: Steven Wright, Guinevere Turner, Jonathan Carroll
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Jan 6 2024 1h 30m
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Episode 605: Bobcat Goldthwait, Megan Abbott, The Last Action Heroes
Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait talks about his first sta... more
Dec 30 2023 1h 30m
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Episode 605: Bobcat Goldthwait, Megan Abbott, The Last Action Heroes
Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait talks about his first sta... more
Dec 30 2023 1h 30m
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Episode 604: Shea Serrano on ‘Primo,’ Dennis Lehane, Walter Chaw on ‘The Warriors’
Best-selling author Shea Serrano joins us to talk ab... more
Dec 23 2023 1h 30m
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Episode 604: Shea Serrano on ‘Primo,’ Dennis Lehane, Walter Chaw on ‘The Warriors’
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Dec 23 2023 1h 30m
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Episode 618: Ed Begley Jr., Museum wall labels novel, Christmas movies
Actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. talks about... more
Dec 16 2023 1h 30m
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Episode 618: Ed Begley Jr., Museum wall labels novel, Christmas movies
Actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. talks about... more
Dec 16 2023 1h 30m
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Episode 618: Ed Begley Jr., Museum wall labels novel, Christmas movies
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Dec 16 2023 1h 30m
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